Create White Space between items in bullet list

Questions & Suggestions
#1

Some times I deal with a bullet list of requirements and I respond to each one with how I can meet the requirements.
Is there a MACRO or can a MACRO be written that will create white space between items in a bullet list to give me space for my responses. so that I don’t have to repeat enter the return/enter key?

I would like the MACRO to be used on any word processor or text editor .

Thanks
David

#2

This might get you started: the macro [TM] Double Space Lines of Highlighted Text.kmmacros (8.2 KB) from that page will create a single white space between bulleted items; however, it does not work perfectly in all applications (I wrote it for plain text in TextEdit, no thought of other apps, sorry!) There are surely other (better) methods.

#3

Thank You. I will give it a a try and see what happens.

#4

What do you do now manually to create the extra white space between bullets?

If this is consistently repeatable, you can just create a macro that inserts the keystrokes using the "Type a Keystroke" Action.

I'm not sure that this is possible, because different apps treat bullets in different ways.
But what you may be able to do is find a workflow/macro that works with the apps you use most often.
What are your most often used apps where you need this?

#5

Here is an example Macro that was designed for, and only test in, the TextEdit app.

###Example Using TextEdit
###Before Macro

####After Macro
Notification Popup

Whitespace Added

###MACRO:   Add White Space Between Bullets @Example

~~~ VER: 1.0    2017-03-01 ~~~

####DOWNLOAD:
Add White Space Between Bullets @Example.kmmacros (4.7 KB)

###ReleaseNotes

Author.@JMichaelTX

PURPOSE: Insert white space (blank lines) between bullet lines

HOW TO USE:

  1. Open App to document location where you have a bullet list
  • NOTE: This has been tested ONLY with TextEdit app.
  • You may need to adjust for other apps.
    .
  1. Trigger this macro
  2. Position the text cursor at the END of the Bullet line where you want to insert the white space
  3. Press ⌃↩ to continue the macro
  4. Macro inserts blank lines and creates a sub-bullet ready for you to type.

TAGS:

USER SETTINGS:

  • Any Action in magenta color is designed to be changed by end-user
  • This macro uses Google Search and Google Chrome, but can be easily changed

ACTION COLOR CODES

  • To facilitate the reading, customizing, and maintenance of this macro,
    key Actions are colored as follows:
  • GREEN -- Key Comments designed to highlight main sections of macro
  • MAGENTA -- Actions designed to be customized by user
  • YELLOW -- Primary Actions (usually the main purpose of the macro)
  • ORANGE -- Actions that permanently destroy Varibles or Clipboards

REQUIRES:
(1) Keyboard Maestro Ver 7.3+
(2) Yosemite (10.10.5)+

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